Assistant Medical Secretary

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The purpose of the role is to provide comprehensive secretarial support to the general surgery department and associated team.
The post holder will work independently to provide a secretarial and administrative office function to the consultant and associated team responsible for general surgery. Duties will include transcribing medical correspondence and multi-disciplinary meeting notes, audio typing, undertaking mail and filing duties, liaising with a number of departments to co-ordinate the patient’s pathway and retrieving patient’s medical notes.
They will provide the relevant information to the waiting list co-ordinator and directorate management team as and when required, dealing with patients, relatives, carers and external partners on a regular day to day basis using tact and diplomacy.

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We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Plan own day to day tasks and duties.
Undertake routine typing and audio typing of clinical correspondence.
Manage consultant diaries.
Prioritise results, organise clinical activity and patient admissions.
Liaise with patients, General Practitioners and other Health Boards/Trusts to arrange ongoing treatment and care.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.